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What do we do?
We are paid advertisers, also known as publishers or stock promoters, who disseminate favorable information (the "Information") about publicly traded companies (the "Profiled Issuers"). We publish the Information on the Website and in newsletters, featured reports, message boards and email communications for specific time periods agreed upon by us and the Profiled Issuer (the "Campaign"). We obtain the Information from the Profiled Issuers and from publicly available sources such as OTC Markets, Google, NASDAQ, NYSE, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database and other available public sources.
What is in the Information and is it complete, accurate, truthful or reliable?
The Information provides de minimus information about the Profiled Issuers and is only a brief favorable snapshot about the Profiled Issuers. The Information consists of only positive content and does not include any negative information about the Profiled Issuers whatsoever; accordingly, you should not consider the Information to be unbiased and balanced, complete, accurate, truthful or reliable.
Why do we publish the Information?
We publish the Information because we are compensated to do so. We receive monetary and/or securities compensation for our promotional work. Our compensation is paid by the Profiled Issuers, third party shareholders of the Profiled Issuers or intermediaries.
Why is this Disclaimer being provided?
Because we are paid to disseminate the Information to the public, we are required by the securities laws including Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to specifically disclose certain information to you regarding our compensation as well as other matters: we may hold, purchase or sell the securities of a Profiled Issuer before, during and after we publish the Information about the Profiled Issuer. The nature and amount of compensation we receive for publishing the Information about each Profiled Issuer and our ownership of each Profiled Issuer's is set forth below under the heading captioned "What we were compensated".
What we do not do.
We do not publish negative information about the Profiled Issuers. We do not verify or confirm any portion of the Information. We do not conduct any due diligence or research any aspect of the Information including the completeness, accuracy, truthfulness or reliability of the Information. We do not review the Profiled Issuers' financial condition, operations, business model, management or risks involved in the Profiled Issuer's business or in an investment in a Profiled Issuer's securities.
What warranties do we make about the Information?
We make no warranty or representation about the Information including its completeness, accuracy, truthfulness or reliability and we disclaim, expressly and implicitly, all warranties of any kind, including whether the Information is complete, accurate, truthful, or reliable. As such, your use of the information is at your own risk. The Information is provided "as is" without limitation.
What should you do and what do we urge you to do?
With the assistance of your legal, tax and investment advisers, you should conduct an in-depth investigation of the Profiled Issuer's financial condition, operations, management, products or services, trends in the industry and risks that may be material to the Issuer's business and other information you deem material to an investment decision. This investigation should include, but not be limited to, a review of available public sources and information you receive directly from the Profiled Issuers or from websites such as Google, OTC Markets, NASDAQ, NYSE, sec.gov or other available public sources.
What we are not.
We are not and do not act in the capacity of any of the following; as such, you should not construe our activities as involving any of the following:
- An independent advisor or consultant
- A provider of investment advice;
- An investment adviser or a firm engaging in activities that would be deemed to be providing investment advice that requires registration either at the federal or state level;
- A broker-dealer or an individual or entity acting in the capacity of a registered representative or broker;
- A stock picker;
- A securities trading expert;
- A securities analyst;
- A financial planner or an individual or entity engaged in financial planning;
- A provider of stock recommendations;
- A provider of advice about buy and sell or hold recommendations as to specific securities; or
- An entity or individual who offers securities for sale, or who engages in the solicitation to purchase securities.
What conflicts of interest do we have in publishing the Information?
We are not objective or independent. Our activities involve actual conflicts of interest including:
- We receive monetary and/or securities compensation in exchange for publishing favorable information about the Profiled Issuers;
- We may own the Profiled Issuer's securities that we acquired from the Profiled Issuer, third parties or on the open market;
- A short time after we acquire the Profiled Issuer's securities, we may publish the (favorable) Information about the Profiled Issuer advising others, including you, to purchase; and while doing so, we may sell the securities we acquired;
- A third party shareholder compensating us may sell his shares of the Profiled Issuer while we are publishing favorable information about the Profiled Issuer.
What risks should Viewers of the Information be aware of?
An investment in the Profiled Issuers involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty and may be subject to extreme volume and price volatility, especially during the Campaigns. Favorable past performance of a Profiled Issuer does not guarantee future results. If you purchase the securities of the Profiled Issuers, you should be prepared to lose your entire investment. Some of the risks involved in purchasing securities of the Profiled Issuers includes, but is not limited to the risks stated below.
What Risks are Related to the Information?
- This Information is not a solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and we do not endorse, independently verify or assert the truthfulness, completeness, accuracy or reliability of the Information. We conduct no due diligence or investigation whatsoever of the Information or the Profiled Issuers and we do not receive any verification from the Profiled Issuer regarding the Information we disseminate;
- If we publish any percentage gain of a Profiled Issuer from the previous day close in the Information, it is not and should not be construed as an indication that the future stock price or future operational results will reflect gains or otherwise prove to be advantageous to your investment;
- We may make statements in the Information that a Profiled Issuer's stock price has increased over a certain period which may reflect an arbitrary period, and is not predictive or of any analytical quality; as such, you should not rely upon such information in your analysis of the present or future potential of a Profiled Issuer or its SEC 17(b) requires that publishers of information about public companies disclose their compensation.
- The Information should not be interpreted in any way, shape, form or manner whatsoever as an indication of the Profiled Issuer's future stock price or future financial performance;
- You may encounter difficulties determining what, if any, portions of the Information are material or non-material, making it even more imperative that you conduct your own independent investigation of the Profiled Issuer and its securities, with the assistance of your legal, tax and financial adviser; to make a decision in the event of unknown contingencies;
- The Information contains forward-looking statements, i.e. statements or discussions that constitute predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections as indicated by such words as "expects", "will", "anticipates", and "estimates"; therefore, you should proceed with extreme caution in relying upon such statements and conduct a full investigation of the Information and the Profiled Issuer as well as any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements we make in the Information are limited to the time period in which they are made, and we do not undertake to update forward-looking statements that may change at any time;
- The Information is presented only as a brief "snapshot" of the Profiled Issuer thorough investigation of the Profiled Issuer and its securities and to consult your financial, legal or other adviser(s) and avail yourself of the filings and information that may be accessed at www.sec.gov, www.pinksheets.com, www.otcmarkets.com or other electronic sources, including: (a) reviewing SEC periodic reports (Forms 10-Q and 10-K), reports of material events (Form 8-K), insider reports (Forms 3, 4, 5 and Schedule 13D); (b) reviewing Information and Disclosure Statements and unaudited financial reports filed with the Pink Sheets or www.otcmarkets.com; (c) obtaining and reviewing publicly available information contained in commonly known search engines such as Google; and (d) consulting investment guides at www.sec.gov and www.finra.com. You should always be cognizant that the Profiled Issuers may not be current in their reporting obligations with the SEC and OTC Markets and/or have negative signs at www.otcmarkets.com (See section below titled "Risks Related to the Profiled Issuers, which provides additional information pertaining thereto).
- We may hire third-party service providers and stock promoters to electronically disseminate live news regarding the Profiled Issuers, yet we have no control over the content of and do not verify the information that these service providers publish.
- By reading the Information, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any liability for any claimed direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages pertaining to your receipt of the Information.
What are Some of the Risks Related to the Profiled Issuers?
- We do not provide you with all the risks related to the Profiled Issuers and to understand such risks you must conduct your own due diligence with the assistance of your legal, tax and investment adviser;
- If you invest in the securities of a Profiled Issuer you could lose your entire investment;
- The continued operations and prospects of the Profiled Issuer may be dependent upon receiving adequate financing which they may be unable to obtain;
- If a Profiled issuer is an SEC reporting company, it could be delinquent (not current) in its periodic reporting obligations (i.e., in its quarterly and annual reports) or an OTCMarkets quoted company may be delinquent in its OTCMarkets reporting obligations as indicated by Otcmarkets.com's changing the "tier" of the stock, as follows: (i) "Limited Information" for companies with financial reporting problems, economic distress, or that are unwilling to file required reports with OTCMarkets; (ii) "Pink Sheets - No Information", which describes companies that are unable or unwilling to provide disclosure to the public markets, to the SEC or to OTCMarkets; and (iii) "Caveat Emptor", signifying "Buyer Beware" that there is a public interest concern associated with a company's illegal spam campaign, questionable stock promotion, known investigation of a company's fraudulent activity or its insiders, regulatory suspensions or disruptive corporate actions;
- Often the Profiled Issuers are development stage companies with little or no operations, and their securities should be considered extremely speculative for investment purposes;
- The Profiled Issuers are negatively affected by the current economic downturn and may have a lack of adequate financing to meet their operating expenses, operational goals and expansion plans;
- The Profiled Issuers may have inadequate financing to pursue their operational plans and support their ongoing operations.
What are the Risks Related to our Acquiring Securities of the Profiled Issuers?
- We may receive free trading shares as compensation or acquire such shares in open market transactions before and during the Campaigns, and we may sell the shares we acquire at any time, even during the Campaigns while publishing the Favorable Information. When we sell the shares of the Profiled Issuers that hold, the price at which investors can sell their shares will likely decrease;
- We may sell securities of the Profiled Companies for less than target prices outlined in the Information, and we may profit by selling our securities during the Campaigns while investors encounter losses;
- When we acquire, purchase or sell the securities of the Profiled Issuers, it may (a) cause significant volatility in such issuer's securities; (b) cause temporary but unrealistic increases in volume and price of such issuer's securities; (c) if selling, cause the Issuer's stock price to decline dramatically; and (d) permit us to make substantial profits while you experience losses;
- The securities of the Profiled Companies are high risk, unstable, unpredictable and illiquid which may make it difficult for investors to sell their securities of the Profiled Issuers;
- If we are compensated in improperly free trading securities of the Profiled Issuers, either directly or indirectly, we and the Profiled Issuer could be subject to an SEC Enforcement action, trading suspension or DTC Chill or Global Lock including for an illegal distribution in violation of Section 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act.
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